This recipe was previously published on Robust Recipes. I have re-photographed the pictures, tweaked the recipe, and updated the post to make it a better user experience for you. Enjoy! Zuppa toscana soup, you know the one. The one from Olive Garden. Zuppa toscana soup and I go way back. I used to eat at Olive Garden a lot growing up and this soup was always one of my favorite meals to order. I made a dairy free zuppa tozccana soup a few years ago and it has continued to fill me dreams … [Read more...]
Loaded Steak Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing
It's no secret that I enjoy a good entree salad. I will almost always choose an entree salad over a cheeseburger, sandwich, or pizza when eating out at a restaurant...if I know that the salad will actually be good! I love choosing those feel-good, veggie-forward meals at a restaurant over a greasy sandwich. Have you guys been to Granite City Brewery? We have one in town and they have a large menu with with a lot of good food. A mix of sandwiches, flat breads, pasta dishes, entrees … [Read more...]
Easy Beef Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
Nothing says spring like a good crunchy, lite lettuce wrap. Agree? These Asian inspired beef lettuce wraps are the perfect thing to enjoy on a sunny evening on your porch or patio. May I recommend a little red wine or chilled white wine if it's hot? Tender strips of steak sauteed with a tasty sweet, salty, and slightly spicy sauce. Plus plenty of veggies: meaty mushrooms, tender onions, crunchy red peppers, and green onions. All of that is stuffed inside a refreshing lettuce leaf and topped … [Read more...]
Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Any excuse to stuff any kind of veggie with taco flavors and I'll take it! Welcome to the taco loving party! Today, I present taco stuffed zucchini boats!!!! Flavorful turkey taco filling with corn, olives, and salsa, and topped with cheese baked into these beautiful zucchini boats that are tender but still a little crunchy! You're only 40 minutes away from one awesome dinner! What I love about these taco stuffed zucchini boats is that they prove that you don't have to eat a salad or a plate … [Read more...]
The Best Instant Pot Chili
Hi, are you ready to cozy up to a hearty, warming bowl of instant pot chili? Because IMO it's not fall without a some chili that's slightly spicy, just enough to warm you up, and packed with ground beef, red kidney beans, tomatoes, and crunchy veggies. Comfort food to the max!!! One of the first recipes I shared on the blog was a recipe for my Grandma's Chili. Growing up her chili was the only kind I would eat. As an adult, I still think it's the best chili I've ever had. No crazy … [Read more...]
Healing Instant Pot Bone Broth
First Instant Pot recipe here on Robust Recipes!!!! Happy dance! But don't worry there are directions in the notes for a slow cooker version too! Have you guys heard about bone broth? It's all the rage in the health food world - move over kale. JK kale, I still love you! Half of you are probably like...umm bone broth is broth for soup, right? The other half of you are probably like umm....YAAASSS GIVE ME ALL THE BONE BROTH!!! No, I'm not talking about bone broth for soup. Although, yes … [Read more...]
Spicy Chipotle Honey Meatballs with Cooling Cilantro Lime Sauce
MEATBALLS, MEATBALLS we all scream for MEATBALLS!!! Isn't that how it goes?! Ummm. Regardless, who doesn't want meatballs in their life? Especially when they are coated in a sticky spicy chipotle honey sauce and dipped into a cooling lime cilantro sauce. Yup. I thought so! Someone told me that the Super bowl is coming up...is this right? February 5th or something? Obviously I'm not too concerned about when the Super bowl is or who is playing. I do care about the food that's at the … [Read more...]
Super Easy Asian Marinade
Are you ready for a super easy Asian marinade to flavor all your your steaks, and fish and pork, and maybe chicken?! I say maybe chicken, because when I tested this recipe with chicken breasts the marinade charred onto the chicken because it needed to cook for so long. BUT I imagine that it would do great on chicken that is first cut into bite sized pieces, or pounded to be a thinner cut of meat...BTW I don't really love pounding chicken, or any meat for that matter, it's kind of scary and kind … [Read more...]
Asian Steak and Green Beans Stir Fry
Yesterday we enjoyed some Mexican food and today it's Asian food. It's so much fun to intrigue the taste buds with ethnic foods. In case you were wondering, not all of these recipes will be ethnically inspired. Although, that might be a fun series!! Yes? Welcome back to our 30 minutes, 1 pan dinner series! Each day this week (Monday - Friday) I am sharing a recipe that's easy enough for a weeknight meal. It only requires one pan and 30 minutes to make so that you can enjoy a healthy home cooked … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Pumpkin Pasta with Sausage and Crispy Fried Sage
Happy October! WAIT, what it's October?! October can only mean one thing, I get to watch season two of STRANGER THINGS!!! Anyone else freaking out about this?!?! Oh wait....I meant to say that October means it's pumpkin season...prioities. To be clear I did not make pasta out of pumpkin, the pumpkin is all in the sauce. If you have never made a pumpkin recipe on the savory spectrum be prepared to be rocked! It's so delicious, comforting and fall like without having to be sweet. Can we just … [Read more...]
